2019
Effect of Adding Azithromycin to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Chandramohan D, Dicko A, Zongo I, Sagara I, Cairns M, Kuepfer I, Diarra M, Barry A, Tapily A, Nikiema F, Yerbanga S, Coumare S, Thera I, Traore A, Milligan P, Tinto H, Doumbo O, Ouedraogo J, Greenwood B. Effect of Adding Azithromycin to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 2197-2206. PMID: 30699301, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1811400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmodiaquineAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimalarialsAzithromycinBurkina FasoChild MortalityChild, PreschoolDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfant MortalityMalariaMaleMaliMass Drug AdministrationParasitemiaPyrimethamineSulfadoxineConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionAddition of azithromycinMalaria transmission seasonMalaria chemopreventionHospital admissionAnnual malaria transmission seasonsUpper respiratory tract infectionNonmalarial febrile illnessesPrimary end pointRespiratory tract infectionsAntimalarial agentsLow disease burdenYears of ageMonths of ageAzithromycin groupCause mortalityPlacebo groupAdverse eventsFebrile illnessMalaria parasitemiaTract infectionsTreat analysisElective surgeryDisease burdenGastrointestinal infections
2015
Safety and efficacy of re-treatments with pyronaridine-artesunate in African patients with malaria: a substudy of the WANECAM randomised trial
Sagara I, Beavogui A, Zongo I, Soulama I, Borghini-Fuhrer I, Fofana B, Camara D, Somé A, Coulibaly A, Traore O, Dara N, Kabore M, Thera I, Compaore Y, Sylla M, Nikiema F, Diallo M, Dicko A, Gil J, Borrmann S, Duparc S, Miller R, Doumbo O, Shin J, Bjorkman A, Ouedraogo J, Sirima S, Djimdé A. Safety and efficacy of re-treatments with pyronaridine-artesunate in African patients with malaria: a substudy of the WANECAM randomised trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2015, 16: 189-198. PMID: 26601738, PMCID: PMC4726763, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(15)00318-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstudy analysisFirst episodeFirst treatmentArtemisinin-based combination treatmentDeveloping Countries Clinical Trials PartnershipPrimary safety endpointPyronaridine-artesunate efficacyHistory of feverIncidence of hepatotoxicityAdverse event frequencyExclusion of patientsUK Medical Research CouncilMedical Research CouncilParasitological responseSafety endpointArtemether-lumefantrineMalaria episodesTreat analysisAfrican patientsMalaria treatmentClinical trialsMalaria VentureLaboratory valuesAlanine aminotransferaseHealth facilities